Gregor Fučka

Gregor Fučka
Fučka warming up with Lottomatica Roma, in 2007.
Personal information
Born (1971-08-07) 7 August 1971 (age 53)
Kranj, SR Slovenia, SFR Yugoslavia
NationalitySlovenian / Italian
Listed height7 ft 0.75 in (2.15 m)
Listed weight245 lb (111 kg)
Career information
NBA draft1993: undrafted
Playing career1988–2011
PositionPower forward / center
Coaching career2017–present
Career history
As player:
1988–1990Olimpija Ljubljana
1990–1994Trieste
1994–1997Olimpia Milano
1997–2002Fortitudo Bologna
2002–2006FC Barcelona
2006–2007Girona
2007–2008Virtus Roma
2008–2009Fortitudo Bologna
2009–2011Pistoia
As coach:
2017–2018Trapani (assistant)
2017–2018Italy Under-14
2018-presentFortitudo Bologna (Academy)
2018-2019Italy Under-15
2018–2019Italy Under-16
2021Bologna Basket 2016
Career highlights and awards
As a player:

EuroLeague records since the 2000–01 season

  • Most offensive rebounds in a game
Medals
Representing  Italy
Men's Basketball
FIBA EuroBasket
Silver medal – second place 1997 Spain
Gold medal – first place 1999 France
European U-18 Championship
Gold medal – first place 1990 Netherlands U-18 Team

Gregor Fučka (Slovene pronunciation: [ˈfutʃka]; born 7 August 1971) is a Slovenian-Italian former professional basketball player and coach.[1] A 215 cm (7' 3⁄4") forward-center, he was a both a Mister Europa and Euroscar laureate in 2000.

Professional career

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Fučka played with Smelt Olimpija, in Yugoslavia, from 1988 to 1990, then he moved to Italy, playing with Stefanel Trieste (1990–1994), Stefanel Milano (1994–1997),[2] and Teamsystem Bologna a.k.a. Paf Wennington Bologna a.k.a. Skipper Bologna (1997–2002). Then he played in Spain, with FC Barcelona (2002–2006), and with Akasvayu Girona (2006–07). He then came back to Italy, in the 2007–08 season, playing with Lottomatica Roma.[3]

National team career

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Fučka played with Italy's junior national team at the 1991 FIBA Under-19 World Cup, where he won the silver medal. He also played at the FIBA Under-21 World Cup with Italy's junior national team, in 1993.

With the senior men's Italian national basketball team, Fučka played at the 2000 Summer Olympic Games,[4] and he won the gold medal at the FIBA EuroBasket 1999, where he was named the tournament's MVP.[5] Fučka also won a silver medal at the FIBA EuroBasket 1997. He also played at the 1998 FIBA World Championship (selected to the All-Tournament Team), and at the FIBA EuroBasket 1995 and the FIBA EuroBasket 2001.[6]

References

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  1. ^ Laura Cristaldi (5 March 2021). "Do you remember? Gregor Fucka: l'airone di Kranj alla conquista di Italia e Catalogna". basketitaly.it (in Italian). Retrieved 21 August 2024.
  2. ^ Nicola Baldo; Davide Romani (12 September 2017). "Volley, Tatjana e Rebeka: in A-2 nel nome di papà Gregor Fucka". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 10 March 2022.
  3. ^ "Fucka eager to leave Italy to play with Pacers". ESPN. Associated Press. 11 July 2002. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
  4. ^ Wallechinsky, David (2012). The Book of Olympic Lists. Aurum Press. p. 16. ISBN 978-1845137731.
  5. ^ Simone Bauducco (1 September 2022). "Gregor Fucka, l'uomo che trascinò l'Italbasket all'oro nel 1999 fa le carte alla Nazionale di Pozzecco: "All'Europeo può essere la sorpresa"". il Fatto Quotidiano (in Italian). Retrieved 21 August 2024.
  6. ^ "101 Greats: Gregor Fucka". EuroLeague. 27 June 2020. Archived from the original on 29 October 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
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